PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic. His work has appeared in Muzzle, Vinyl, PEN American, The FADER, Pitchfork, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. He is the author of multiple books, including They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, which was named a book of the year by Buzzfeed, Esquire, and NPR, among others; and Go Ahead In The Rain: Notes To A Tribe Called Quest, a New York Times bestseller and Kirkus Prize nominee. He lives in Columbus, Ohio. abdurraqib.com Ashley Evans is the illustrator of the popular picture book Welcome to the Party by Gabrielle Union. Born and raised in Queens, she now lives in Charlotte, NC with her boyfriend and their daughter.
Rather than tell Aretha Franklin's entire story, this focused biography concentrates on her trailblazing song Respect and its impact on the Civil Rights Movement . . . Vibrant and expressive. --Booklist
